Filmatized in 2013 and the official recipient of three Oscars, Solomon Northup's powerful slave narrative 'Twelve Years a Slave' depicts Nortup's life as he is sold into slavery after having spent 32 years of his life living as a free man ...

This 2002 book is a guide to Italian usage for students who have already acquired the basics of the language and wish to extend their knowledge.

From the Chevrolet Bel Air to the Ferrari Testarossa, this book takes you on a scenic drive through the history of classic cars, exploring their status as objects of luxury and desire.

This is one of the most significant military books of the twentieth century.

With a foreword by Joe Lovano, an oral biography of the preeminent alto saxophonist of cool jazz

Does he have something to teach us about how law is produced, and how it is used and misused? This collection demonstrates that Althusser’s ideas about law are more important, and more contemporary, than ever.

Historical comments are dispersed throughout the text, and exercises, varying in degree of difficulty, are found at the end of each chapter.

SINCE AFRICA chronicles the relationship between a Dinka refugee from Southern Sudan and three Americans - a North Shore socialite, her daughter, and an African American Deacon - who help him acclimate to Chicago's unfamiliar urban ...